Dagger pigeons
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Luzon dagger stinging dove |
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The dagger-sting pigeons ( Gallicolumba ) are a genus of pigeons that used to be counted among the Indo-Pacific earth pigeons (now known as the genus Alopecoenas ).
features
The species of dagger-stinging pigeon that live in the Philippines have a blood-red stain on their chests reminiscent of a bleeding wound caused by a dagger.
distribution
Five of the seven species are native to the Philippines. The golden breast pigeon lives in New Guinea and the hop pigeon on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi .
Way of life
The diet of these pigeons consists of fruits and seeds.
Systematics
In 2011, according to molecular biological studies by Jønsson et al. proposed to divide the relatively species-rich genus Gallicolumba into the genera Alopecoenas (Indo-Pacific earth pigeons) and Gallicolumba in the narrower sense (dagger- pigeons) . The results were used in a further study in 2013 by Moyle et al. basically confirmed with extensive material.
species
Since 2013, the following species have been included in the genus Gallicolumba in the narrower sense (dagger-pigeons):
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Bartlett's dagger-sting dove ( Gallicolumba crinigera )
- The subspecies basil dagger-stinging dove ( Gallicolumba crinigera bartletti ) from the island of Basilan is believed to be extinct.
- Negros dagger-stinging pigeon ( Gallicolumba keayi )
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Luzon dagger-stinging pigeon ( Gallicolumba luzonica )
- The subspecies Gallicolumba luzonica rubiventris from Catanduanes (Philippines) is extinct.
- Tawitawite dove or Tawi-Tawi dagger-sting dove ( Gallicolumba menagei ) (extremely rare or extinct)
- Platenta or Mindoro dagger- stinging pigeon ( Gallicolumba platenae )
- Golden breast dove ( Gallicolumba rufigula )
- Hop pigeon ( Gallicolumba tristigmata )
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Robert G. Moyle, Robin Jones, Michael J. Andersen: A reconsideration of Gallicolumba (Aves: Columbidae) relationships using fresh source material reveals pseudogenes, chimeras, and a novel phylogenetic hypothesis. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 66, 3, pages 1060-1066, 2013
- ↑ Knud A. Jønsson, Martin Irestedt, Rauri CK Bowie, Jon Fjeldså: Systematics and biogeography of Indo-Pacific ground-doves. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 59, pp. 538-543, 2011
literature
- David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes and John Cox: Pigeons and Doves, A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World . Christopher Helm, London 2010 (reprint from 2001), pages 40-41 ISBN 978-1-8734-0360-0
- David William Steadman: Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds . University of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0-226-77142-3
- Robert G. Moyle, Robin Jones, Michael J. Andersen: A reconsideration of Gallicolumba (Aves: Columbidae) relationships using fresh source material reveals pseudogenes, chimeras, and a novel phylogenetic hypothesis. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 66, 3, pages 1060-1066, 2013
Web links
- Gallicolumba on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species2009. Retrieved October 24, 2014.